The World Today asks if Donald Trump is becoming a political liability as the Republicans lose a key state election; and as drought continues to blight parts of regional Australia, there are more alarming climate change predictions.

The Federal Government is today releasing the full details of its drought stimulus package. Overnight, it announced new loans for both farmers and businesses in drought-stricken areas.

What do farmers and business owners in some of the communities struggling with drought make of the Government's new plan?

Professor Linda Botterill from the University of Canberra has been involved in drought policy for more than 15 years. She joins The World Today for her take on the Government's drought relief package.

ANU researchers have examined how Antarctic ice melts in the past have impacted on ocean levels, and the bad news is it's a lot more dramatic than previously feared.

National Australia Bank has joined its other big four bank peers in announcing a 2019 profit ravaged by the costs of remediating years of misconduct.

In the United States, the Republicans have suffered losses in some key state elections and questions are now being raised about whether President Trump is more of a liability than an asset to fellow Republicans.

The brutal murder of nine Mexican-Americans: learning about life along the US-Mexican border; and wage theft: a new initiative providing legal advice to help migrants avoid being ripped off.

The US President Donald Trump has offered to wage a full-scale war against Mexican drug cartels, suspected of being responsible for the deaths of three women and six children in Mexico's north.

The victims of the horrific attack in Mexico had lived in La Mora, originally an offshoot settlement of the Mormon Church. The World Today speaks with a Mormon community member who lives near the US border.